Gastro-Hepatic ATI
Nursing interventions related to the patient with altered nutrition include which of the following (SATA)?
-ensuring dietitian consult is ordered -daily weights -assessing nutritional requirements -calorie counts -providing alternate feedings as ordered
The nurse is caring for a patient following gastric surgery. A concerned family member with privileges to speak about the patient's condition asks the nurse what type of potential complications may occur with respect to the surgery. Knowing this information, the nurse shares the following:
-steatorrhea -dumping syndrome -hemorrhage -bile reflux
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory data of a client who has acute pancreatitis. The nurse should expect to find an elevation of which of the following lab values?
amylase
A nurse is assessing a client's bowel sounds. At which of the following points in the assessment should the nurse auscultate the client's abdomen?
prior to percussing the abdomen
Squamous cells from the lining of the mouth and throat can mutate into cancerous cells if exposed to:
toxic agents like tobacco products
A nurse is caring for four clients. Which of the following clients should the nurse identify as having the highest risk for aspiration?
A client receiving continuous enteral feeding through NG tube
A nurse is providing nutritional teaching to a client who has dumping syndrome following a hemi-colectomy. Which of the following foods should the nurse instruct the client to avoid?
fresh apples
A nurse is caring for a client who is to receive liquid medications via gastrostomy tube. The client is prescribed phenytoin 250 mg. The amount available is phenytoin oral solution 25 mg/5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (round to the nearest whole number)
50 mL
